Notices by Christine Hall (brideoflinux@mastodon.opencloud.lu)

"DeepSeek’s relative efficiency has experts and investors questioning whether AI really needs the massive hardware outlays everyone had been predicting. And that could change data center demand — and the energy needed to power them": How DeepSeek’s efficient AI could stall the nuclear renaissance | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/27/how-deepseeks-efficient-ai-could-stall-the-nuclear-renaissance/

I don't friggin' believe it. Another supposed "open source" company turning traitor on us... well, turning even deeper traitor on us: Google Maps will soon rename Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/27/google-maps-will-soon-rename-gulf-of-mexico-to-gulf-of-america/

"Remember Internet forums? Those bustling online spaces where people gathered to chat, share ideas, and build communities? While social media giants like Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) took center stage, forums continued to thrive. Now, one of the leading open-source forum software providers, NodeBB, is joining the fediverse. Starting with NodeBB v4.0.0, federation is a core feature": Opensource Forum Software NodeBB Joins the Fediverse - OSTechNix https://ostechnix.com/nodebb-joins-fediverse/

Hey, guess what everybody, DistroWatch is now on Mastodon. I think that everybody who follows me and uses Linux should follow them right now! @distrowatch

I think I'm going to take a page from Kerner's playbook and start referencing Red Hat as "IBM’s Red Hat business unit," because Red Hat is definitely no longer the organization I used to love to write about, even though they still have open-source development moxie that outshines IBM: Red Hat unveils Kubernetes connectivity solution to tame multi-cloud chaos
https://www.networkworld.com/article/3806758/red-hat-unveils-kubernetes-connectivity-solution-to-tame-multi-cloud-chaos.html

@sjvn Uh, somebody had kittens, did they?

Just published on FOSS Force: Fleet Data Centers Launches, Offering Hyperscalers a “Will Build to Suit Tenant” Approach https://fossforce.com/2025/01/fleet-data-centers-launches-offering-hyperscalers-a-will-build-to-suit-tenant-approach

"Forget Windows. We're talking Xbox versus Steam now": How Microsoft plans to kill the Steam Deck https://www.pcworld.com/article/2573980/how-microsoft-plans-to-kill-the-steam-deck.html

The KDE lowdown from Nate - This Week in Plasma: Final Plasma 6.3 Features https://blogs.kde.org/2025/01/11/this-week-in-plasma-final-plasma-6.3-features/

How Google's playing games with the justice department on FOSS Force Google Kinda Gives Chromium Away Because… Antitrust https://fossforce.com/2025/01/google-kinda-gives-chromium-away-because-antitrust

"As digital payments morph into strategic assets, India is offering a template for other nations seeking to reduce dependence on Western payment networks." After all, why should those two rule the world simply because they were already over-established back when they were known as Bankamericard and Master Card: India's digital payments strategy is cutting out Visa and Mastercard | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/09/india-rupay-upi-payment-push-is-cutting-out-visa-and-mastercard/

I think I'm living in a alternate universe from the one I was born into. I want to go home: DOGE Is Officially in Action—and Already Wrecking Havoc in Government https://newrepublic.com/post/190087/doge-in-action-confusion?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=SF_TNR

"In a move to potentially avoid less headaches over weekends especially for system/server administrators that may be off and separately for gamers/enthusiasts/home users that may be more active on their systems during weekends and wanting to avoid updating downtime, Ubuntu developers are considering the altering of their weekend update policies": Ubuntu Considers Taking It Easier On Software Updates Over Weekends - Phoronix https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Considers-Light-Weekends

Prepandemic, when I was traveling a lot, I much preferred Lyft over Uber: Delta SkyMiles members can now earn miles riding with Uber, as deal with Lyft nears end | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/07/delta-skymiles-members-can-now-earn-miles-riding-with-uber-ending-its-deal-with-lyft/

Just published on FOSS Force: ‘Everything Open’ Is Reinventing Open Conferencing in Post Pandemic Oz https://fossforce.com/2025/01/everything-open-is-reinventing-open-source-conferencing-in-post-pandemic-oz

"A new jailbreak technique for OpenAI and other large language models (LLMs) increases the chance that attackers can circumvent cybersecurity guardrails and abuse the system to deliver malicious content": AI Exploit Bypasses Guardrails of OpenAI, Other Top LLMs https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/cybersecurity/ai-exploit-bypasses-guardrails-of-openai-other-top-llms

Just published on FOSS Force: Five Ways Google Could Improve Search In 2025 That Have Nothing To Do With AI https://fossforce.com/2025/01/five-ways-google-could-improve-search-in-2025-that-have-nothing-to-do-with-ai

"I was in a public restroom washing my hands yesterday—like a gentleman—when I realised there were no taps to speak of": Instructions for things that should be intuitive https://rubenerd.com/instructions-for-things-that-should-be-intuitive/

Just published on FOSS Force: Cohabitating in Passadena: SCALE 22x’s Colocated Events https://fossforce.com/2024/12/cohabitating-in-passadena-scale-22xs-colocated-events

Just published on FOSS Force: The Top Ten Open Source News Stories We Covered in 2024 https://fossforce.com/2024/12/the-top-ten-open-source-news-stories-we-covered-in-2024